Lackawanna County Court Notes 4/12/2013
Marriage licenses -âCorey Bernard Chmil and Jessica Anne Falk, both of Scranton. -âJason Mark Freiman and Leisa Renee Bock, both of Carbondale. -âJames Mitchell III and Leigh Hugaboom, both of...
View ArticleAviation event slated Saturday
SCRANTON - For seven years, Marywood Aviators Aviation Exploration day has provided residents with a high-flying good time. Its eighth year could soar above the rest, said club President Brendan...
View ArticleSix-year fugitive accused of shooting stripper on I-81 arrested in Colombia
A fugitive accused of shooting a stripper from his car on Interstate 81 more than six years ago has been apprehended in his native Colombia. Fugitive John Caro, 29, may soon be on his way back to...
View ArticleThroop man dies one week after fire
A man who was badly burned after a daring rescue by firefighters last week in Throop has died at Lehigh Valley Hospital. Thomas McDonnell, 50, 7E Memorial Drive, Throop, died at 9:10 a.m. Thursday ....
View ArticleArea fishermen anticipate thrill of first catch
Rich Sakulich is among those anticipating the thrill of the first catch when trout season opens today. Mr. Sakulich, 45, of Jessup, said going out on opening day has become a tradition for him and a...
View ArticleYoga businesses expand to downtown Scranton
Yoga mats are becoming a common sight in downtown Scranton as two yoga studios expand in the community of city shops and businesses. Mission Yoga, in the Scranton Life Building on Spruce Street for...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Sentencings 4/13/2013
The following were sentenced recently in Lackawanna County Court by Judge Vito Geroulo. -âChristopher Winchell, 30, Rear 24 Copeland Ave., Carbondale, 2-6 years' state prison for possession with...
View ArticleStudents learning to be better educators
Future teachers are learning lessons in Scranton. More than 250 student members of the Pennsylvania State Education Association are spending two days at the Hilton Scranton and Conference Center,...
View ArticleMan faces weapon, paraphernalia charges in Carbondale
Carbondale police arrested a man they said grabbed a butcher knife and threatened to kill a woman Friday when she told him and his family to move out of her apartment. Police responded to 17 Birkett...
View ArticleValley View student charged with writing bomb threat on desk
Student charged in bomb threat ARCHBALD - A 14-year-old student at Valley View Middle School is facing charges after being caught writing a bomb threat on a desk April 4. The student is charged with...
View ArticleCandidates' views differ on Lackawanna Trail's pressing issues
The two candidates running for one Region 1 seat on the Lackawanna Trail School Board offer different opinions on what will be key issues in the coming term. Sitting board member Kevin Mulhern, 44, of...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 4/13/2013
ACKROYD, NANCY, Scranton, today, 9:15 a.m., Howard J. Snowdon Funeral Home, 1810 Sanderson Ave., Scranton. Mass, 10 a.m., St. Paul's Church, 1510 Penn Ave., Scranton. Interment, Cathedral Cemetery,...
View ArticleNorth Pocono school renovations begin
Early construction that is part of a planned three-year, $12 million renovation project at four North Pocono School District buildings is underway. At North Pocono Middle School's 1992 addition,...
View ArticleConstruction on Marley's Mission new Lackawanna County home set to begin
Marley's Mission will soon make its Lackawanna County debut. On Monday, contractors from Leeward Construction are scheduled to begin site and ground work at the nonprofit's new home - a 32-acre...
View ArticleNewton vote could pick fall winner
Newton Twp. Republican voters will choose between two men to be their candidates in the November general election. Robert Naegele and John J. Shaffer are facing off in the primary May 21 for a spot on...
View ArticlePocono Summit man charged with intimidation
Man charged with intimidation TOBYHANNA TWP. - A Pocono Summit man being investigated in the death of his fiancée was charged Thursday with threatening a woman. Pocono Mountain Regional Police said...
View ArticleDepartment of Aging secretary pitches budget plan to seniors in Scranton
Seniors and their advocates at the West Side Senior Center on Friday urged the head of the state's Department of Aging to maintain funding for programs that support and enrich the lives of older...
View ArticleLongtime 'person of interest' arrested in fatal hit-and-run
PLAINS TWP. - A monthslong, high-tech investigation that included surveillance video analysis and extensive crash reconstruction culminated Friday with the arrest of a township man who police say hit...
View ArticleSupervisor: Unusual that no candidates running for two Lackawanna Trail board...
While the race for the one Region 1 seat on the Lackawanna Trail School Board will be contested, there are no candidates for two other openings. Region 3 has three seats up for election, but just one...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 4/13/2013
Marriage licenses -âShane Brian Corriveau and Chelsi Corin Henderson, both of Carbondale. -âTodd Andrew Devries and Anjil Marie Wyman, both of Scott Twp. -âPaul Douglas Wilson, Waymart, and...
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